Wetland’s Beauty

A great egret stands motionless at the Highlands wetlands, watching the still water, its predator profile outlined against the reflections on the lily-covered pond. My Final Photo for May 29, 2025

A great egret stands motionless at the Highlands wetlands, watching the still water, its predator profile outlined against the reflections on the lily-covered pond. My Final Photo for May 29, 2025

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Warm Winter

Warm Winter

Late afternoon light bathes Japanese magnolia blossoms in a golden glow marking a warm day near the end of winter in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 14, 2024.

Beginning Of Another Hundred Years

Beginning Of Another Hundred Years

A White Oak tree gets mulched after its planting at the top of the sledding hill at Alum Creek Park North replacing a 100-year-old American elm tree that was removed last year. My Final Photo for March 13, 2024.

Calm Before The Fall

Calm Before The Fall

The sun covered by late afternoon clouds is reflected in the waters of Alum Creek before they fall into roiling waters below the low head dam. My Final Photo for March 12, 2024.

Ampersand & Apartments

Ampersand & Apartments

Metalworkers install downspouts on the east side of the new multi-use building being built on West College with four apartments on the top two floors and plans to build the Ampersand restaurant on the first floor. My Final Photo for March 11, 2024.

Spring Arrives In Winter

Spring Arrives In Winter

First of the season flower seedlings are off-loaded from a truck Sunday afternoon at Hoover Gardens in between thick flurries and despite strong wind. My Final Photo for March 10, 2024.

Comics To Go

Comics To Go

Jerome Rogers shows off the comic books, action figures, and lunch boxes he bought at World’s Greatest Comics 13th Anniversary Sale Saturday in Glengary Center. My Final Photo for March 9, 2024. 

Uptown Tuneup

Uptown Tuneup

Gary Puckett restrings a mandolin in his music studio in Uptown Westerville as he waits for his Cardinal Pizza to be done. My Final Photo for March 8, 2024.

Racing Rowers

Racing Rowers

A kayaker steers away from a rapidly approaching Westerville Crew rowing boat practicing with other boats at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for March 7, 2024.

Measuring Ups And Downs Uptown

Measuring Ups And Downs Uptown

Surveyor Matt Preston measures elevations and locations along West Main Street for the city which plans to lay new water mains in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 6, 2024

Distillery’s Doors

Distillery’s Doors

Carpenters finish attaching the second of two new doors to the south side of the old post office after the doorways were added to open onto a planned elevated patio to serve customers of High Bank Distillery. My Final Photo for March 5, 2024.

The Blues On Monday

The Blues On Monday

Joseph Domanik plays blues on his Stratocaster while leaning on an oak tree still burdened with last summer’s leaves. Domanick decided his day off from work and the temperature in the low 70s at the start of March gave him good reason to sit in the afternoon sun at Red Bank Park even if to play the blues. My Final Photo for March 4, 2024.

Peaceful Sunday At The Lake

Peaceful Sunday At The Lake

Brian Cooper and his 10-year-old daughter, Aleah, enjoyed a peaceful moment on the dock at the Hoover Walnut Boat Ramp, lounging in the lawn chairs he keeps in his car for spontaneous outings like this when the weather is nice and they have no other obligations. My Final Photo for March 3, 2024.

Rejection Hugs

Rejection Hugs

Opponents of a Westerville School Board policy allowing children to leave school for religious instruction hug after the board rescinded the policy Monday night. My Final Photo for September 30, 2024.

Infield Slide

Infield Slide

Jesse Allman records himself riding a skimboard across a puddle in the infield at the baseball field in Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for September 29, 2024.

Cars, Coffee, And Comparison

Cars, Coffee, And Comparison

Exotic car fans study a 2019 Lotus Elise parked next to a Model A Ford at the Cars and Coffee meetup behind Westerville City Hall Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for September 28, 2024.

Windy Surprise

Windy Surprise

Two women are surprised when their shared umbrella turns inside out as they stepped into the crosswalk at College and State during Friday afternoon’s heavy wind and rain. My Final Photo for September 27, 2024.

Fishing In the Middle Of The Street

Fishing In the Middle Of The Street

A fisherman sits in his folding fishing chair on the old Walnut Street pavement that once crossed Big Walnut Creek but is now under Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for September 26, 2024.

Catch Of The Day

Catch Of The Day

A fisherman collects more than two dozen shad he netted while casting for bait at Red Bank Marina at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for September 25, 2024.

Not So Sweet Gum

Not So Sweet Gum

A Westerville service division worker directs traffic around a sweet gum tree being cleared after it fell into the intersection of Otterbein Avenue and East Park Street. My Final Photo for September 24, 2024.